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Elderly Population; Health Maintenance; Disease Prevention; Health Literacy Profile Data; Health Literacy Questionnaire
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The Association Of Health Literacy With Self-Care Agency In Older Adults In Jamaica, Heather F. Fletcher
The Association Of Health Literacy With Self-Care Agency In Older Adults In Jamaica, Heather F. Fletcher
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Older adults are the fastest growing segment of the population in Jamaica. With an increase from 10% (252,225) of the total Jamaican population in 1995 to 11% (279,051) in 2005, the rate is expected to rise to 25% by 2025. Thus, it will be critically important to understand factors that may contribute to health maintenance, disease prevention, and wellness promotion. Two such factors – not studied extensively in this country - are health literacy and self-care. The purposes of this study were to (a) generate health literacy profile data with the newly-developed Health Literacy Questionnaire for community-dwelling older adults in …